Press Releases
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CARICOM congratulates Cuba, US as steps to normalise relations continue
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has congratulated sister Caribbean nation Cuba and the United States on their ongoing moves to normalise relations. In a Statement to coincide with today’s reopening of the US Embassy in Havana, following the recent reopening of the Cuban Embassy in Washington D.C., CARICOM said it will continue to encourage both sides, with which it has close…
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CARICOM Chairman congratulates Haiti’s government, people on elections
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart, QC, MP, Prime Minister of Barbados, has welcomed the holding of the first round of elections in Haiti. He said that the Community stood by its largest Member State as it conducted this important exercise in its democratic renewal. The Chairman congratulated…
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Region’s Nurses lauded for contributing to one of the world’s highest immunization rates
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean can boast of having one of the highest immunization rates in the world – even better than the United States, and credit for this must go to the Region’s nurses. Assistant Secretary General for Human and Social Development at the CARICOM Secretariat Dr. Douglas Slater made the point as he addressed the…
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SG extends ‘hearty congratulations’ on Jamaica’s 53rd Independence anniversary
To mark the occasion, Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, dispatched a congratulatory message to Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson-Miller. On behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) I extend hearty congratulations to you and the People of Jamaica on the occasion of your 53rd Anniversary of Independence. The text of the message reads: On…
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Remarks By The Secretary-General Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Ambassador Irwin Larocque On The Occasion Of The Presentation Of Credentials By His Excellency Nicola Girasoli
Your Excellency, it is a pleasure for me, on this historic occasion to accept your Credentials accrediting you as the first Plenipotentiary Representative and the Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The importance of the work of religious bodies in our countries is well known. The role that they have played in our development,…
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Services Programme Advisory Committee meets
A two-day meeting of the Regional Services Programme Advisory Committee began Monday morning at the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana. Among the matters participants will address are the strategic and action plans for cultural and entertainment services, sport, information and communication technologies services, education services, health and wellness services, professional and financial services; and the state of funding under the 10th…
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UN lauds CARICOM’s lead role on climate change, HIV/AIDS
The United Nations (UN) has lauded the lead role the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is taking in relation to Climate Change, Non Communicable Diseases and HIV and AIDS. The most recent acknowledgement of the Community’s advocacy in those areas, came Friday morning during the brief opening ceremony of the Eighth General Meeting between CARICOM and the United Nations System at the…
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Address criteria for concessional financing and debt – CARICOM SG
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin La Rocque, in Remarks to the Eighth General Meeting between CARICOM and its associated institutions and the United Nations (UN) System, today, 24 July, called for ‘strong collaborative action… to address urgently the criteria for access to concessional financing and the debt issue”. This, he emphasized, is most…
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Opening Remarks By Ambassador Irwin LaRocque Secretary-General of the Caribbean community at The Eighth General Meeting Of The Caribbean Community, Its Associate Institutions And The United Nations System Georgetown, Guyana 24 July 2015
It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the CARICOM Secretariat on the occasion of the Eighth General Meeting of the Caribbean Community, its Associate Institutions and the United Nations (UN) System. A look at the overview of our co-operation reveals an impressive range of areas covered to assist the Community in its development efforts. I want to…
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Communique issued at The Conclusion of The Twenty-seventh Meeting of The Council For Human And Social Development (COHSOD) – (Education And Children) 16 – 17 July, Georgetown, Guyana
The Twenty-Seventh Meeting of the Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) on (Education and Children) was convened under the theme: Safeguarding our Region’s Future: Reshaping education for the Twenty-First Century” at the CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Georgetown, Guyana on 16-17 July 2015. The meeting was chaired by the Hon. Shawn Richards, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth, Culture and…
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